Tombstone Tuesday: Major John Beck, 1819 – 1873

Sacred
to the Memory of
Maj. John Beck
Born
Decr 23rd 1819
Died
Jany 24th 1873

John Beck was the son of Samuel and Tabitha Beck of Rabun County, Georgia. He is buried at Antioch United Methodist Church Cemetery near Clayton, in a spot not too far from where his parents rest. In Sketches of Rabun County History (pages 88 – 101), Dr. Andrew Jackson Ritchie wrote a lengthy piece on the Becks in this area, for those who are interested in this family.